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Dozens of employers take part in regional job fair

Dozens of employers are seeking workers at the Southwest Ohio Regional Job Fair.

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Updated: 1:14 PM EDT Aug 1, 2013

Dozens of employers take part in regional job fair

Dozens of employers are seeking workers at the Southwest Ohio Regional Job Fair.

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WEBVTT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH WILLCONTINUE IN THE TRI-STATE TODAY... AS DOZENS OF EMPLOYERS COMETOGETHER... WITH HUNDREDS OFJOBS UP FOR GRABS... ORGANIZERSOF THE SOUTHWEST OHIO REGIONALJOB FAIR SAY IT'S ONE OF THEBIGGEST FAIRS WE'VE SEEN INYEARS...WLWT NEWS 5'S ANDREW SETTERS ISJOINING THE JOB-HUNTERS RIGHTNOW ... HE JOINS US LIVE WITHTHE LATEST FROM SHARONVILLE...ANDREW?THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS HERE ATSCARLET OAKS, LOOKING TO LAND AJOB. THEY'VE ALREADY SEENTHOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COME THROUGHTHE DOOR, AND ALL OF THEM ARELOOKING FOR WORK.THIS IS THE SIGN THAT EVERYONEIS HAPPY TO SEE HERE AT THIS JOBFAIR. WORKFORCE ONE OF BUTLER,WARREN AND CLERMONT COUNTIES ALLTEAMED UP WITH THE STATE AND THESUPERJOBS CENTER TO BRING SOME60 EMPLOYERS HERE. SOMECOMPANIES ARE LOOKING TO HIREFOR 100 POSITIONS OR MORE. LOCALJOB CENTERS SAY THEY ARE SEEINGA LOT OF COMPANIES HIRING - ABIG CHANGE FROM A FEW YEARS AGOWHEN THE ECONOMY WAS AT IT'SWORST. THEY ACTUALLY MADE IT AREQUIREMENT FOR THE EMPLOYERSTHAT WANTED TO TAKE PART - YOUHAVE TO BE HIRING FOR FULL TIMEJOBS. YOU WON'T SEE SCHOOLS ANDOTHER ORGANIZATIONS HERE JUSTLOOKING TO TALK TO FOLKS WHO AREOUT OF WORK.(Cathy Sahlfeld, Workforce Oneof Clermont County) ("Somecommunity action agencies andservice organizations thataren't necessarily hiring peoplewill come to try to help thepeople who need jobs - which isa valuableservice too - but we just wantedthis to be something a littledifferent that thispeople could come here and knowthat they would have theopportunity to walk away with ajob if they found a goodmatch.")THERE ARE COMPANIES HERE LIKEHOME DEPOT, RUMPKE, D-H-L - EVENSMALLER FAMILY OWNED FIRMS.THIS JOB FAIR CONTINUES UNTIL 2O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON HERE ATSCARLET OAKS. LIVE INSHARONVILLE,ANDREW SETTERS, WLWT NEWS

Dozens of employers take part in regional job fair

Dozens of employers are seeking workers at the Southwest Ohio Regional Job Fair.